A narrative history of Hong Xiuquan and the Taiping Rebellion by a leading historian of modern China, treating the movement's Christian visions and doctrine as central to its rise and course.
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Widely cited narrative history by a Yale professor of Chinese history, drawing on Taiping and Qing primary documents. Used here for the movement's course and its scale of loss rather than for a single precise casualty figure, which the book itself treats cautiously. NotesWidely cited narrative history by a Yale professor of Chinese history, drawing on Taiping and Qing primary documents. Used here for the movement's course and its scale of loss rather than for a single precise casualty figure, which the book itself treats cautiously.
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AuthorJonathan D. Spence
PublisherW. W. Norton
Publication Year1996
Source TypeScholarly work
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This source names China directly: "by a leading historian of modern China, treating the movement's Christian visions and doctrine as central to its rise and course."
Source God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong XiuquanJonathan D. Spence
Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)
This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Wars & Conflicts, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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